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Let the belly putter debate begin. Personally, I think it is just an arrow. Indian still has to shoot it.

Miyazaki Kusala Blue 61 shaft - is this a 61g shaft??

Ay ay ay. What a debate. Last week Adam Scott with the overlength-chest putter and this week the belly - BOTH types ATTACHED to body part other than the hands/arms. What a travesty that they let this happen. I mean if they put a limit on the driver head size, driver maximum length AND a limit on COR, why did they let the putter go this way? They never should've allowed it - now they can't repeal - or can they? They took away the square grooves, so why not make the overlength-body attached putters only for the Seniors, who would have a hard time bending over? They should only allow it for the over-50 crowd.
My 2cents.

Let the belly putter debate begin. Personally, I think it is just an arrow. Indian still has to shoot it.

Miyazaki Kusala Blue 61 shaft - is this a 61g shaft??

Ay ay ay. What a debate. Last week Adam Scott with the overlength-chest putter and this week the belly - BOTH types ATTACHED to body part other than the hands/arms. What a travesty that they let this happen. I mean if they put a limit on the driver head size, driver maximum length AND a limit on COR, why did they let the putter go this way? They never should've allowed it - now they can't repeal - or can they? They took away the square grooves, so why not make the overlength-body attached putters only for the Seniors, who would have a hard time bending over? They should only allow it for the over-50 crowd.
My 2cents.

I agree with you on anchoring the putter to your body. It take away some of the skill of swinging a putter correctly.

In the late '80s when the senior tour was just getting started, many of the older well known players (over 60 at the time) had physical problems with their backs and could not bend over using a regular length putter. The PGA wanted these well known players from the '50s, '60s, and '70s on the senior tour to get draw crowds, TV, and sponsorships, so they let them use long putters so they could save their backs and play more tournaments. The USGA thought about banning them at that time, but the older players rejected that idea, saying they would quit the senior tour if they were banned. They also did not ban them because it might drive away regular golfers with physical problems. The USGA did nothing thinking that the long putters were for an old man's game and no younger player (on the regular PGA tour or not) would be seen using one. The USGA and PGA allowed long putters to continue and now they are more and more seen in young player's bags.

The USGA banned the "side saddle" putting style that Sam Sneed used back in the late '50s or early '60s. Side saddle putting is straddling the over putting line with one foot on either side of the line, holding the top of the putter shaft with one hand and allowing the putter to swing back and forth along the line like a pendulum with the other hand. However at that time not many players were using the "side saddle" style of putting. The long putters use a pendulum based technique also. Unfortunately this time the USGA and PGA has let the long putters be used too long and by too many people for them to ban them.